G. L. Pease: Charing Cross 8oz Pipe Tobacco

Name: Charing Cross 8oz
Brand: G. L. Pease
SKU: 003-029-0031
Price: 47.6 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.50 (1 reviews)

Product Number: 003-029-0031

Charing Cross from G. L. Pease is a traditional Balkan style blend of fine Virginia leaf, richly seasoned with smoky Cyprian Latakia, and spiced with the exquisite and exotic tobaccos of the orient. This is the one for Latakia lovers. Hints of roasted cocoa beans, orange zest, green pepper and campfires. This is the big one - fuller than Blackpoint, and a little less sweet.

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Components: Virginia, Latakia, Orientals
Family: English
Cut: Ribbon

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3.9

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Good flavors, too much humectant

October 23, 2024

By: Pretentious Pedantry

Product: G. L. Pease Charing Cross 2oz

It seems the strategy here is to mitigate the lack of vacuum sealing, but it's ruining the product. Because Pease tins don't get the vacuum seal, someone thought a little glycol or glycerine would help maintain moisture content (and make the tobacco heavier, costing consumers more $$). This is a terrible idea, at least in my humble opinion. It changes all the characteristics of the leaf: the way it ages, the way it packs, the way it burns, the way it tastes, and the way it smells both in the tin and in the bowl. I hate it that all the big production companies are doing this now. It seems the last holdouts still doing traditional packing in most of their stuff (for now) are Rattrays, Peterson, and both Gawith companies- thank God for European purity laws. Even McConnell has gone the synthetic humectant route, and Mac Baren has been bad for a while. I'm so disappointed. I have a whole cellar of 3-5 year tins I've been waiting to enjoy, pounds and pounds, and it's looking like at least half will be nasty because someone thought glycols were a good idea. What a waste. This is so depressing. I could almost give up pipe smoking over this. I'm giving serious consideration to never buying production brands again. This really upsets me....Read More

True Balkan

October 27, 2024

By: arp4257

Product: G. L. Pease Charing Cross 2oz

It is rather sad moment for me for I really wanted to love this blend. Without question it is true Balkan indeed. Dry dusty/earthy Orientals take the front stage. Latakia ever present provides consistent slightly sweet smokiness without overwhelming and subtracting from other components. Virginias serve as the base and provide support from background. Smoke is very soft and almost creamy. Everything in balance and without doubt work exactly as master blender intended. Problem lies with me. Going through different oriental blends I noticed that I usually enjoy interplay between Virginias and Orientals as a front stage contrary to lone Orientals taking that place. In this particular blend Orientals rule the ball. My palate demands more interplay with red/dark Virginias and more sweetness. Therefore even though it is truly a great blend it is not my blend. May buy it again once in the blue moon when in the mood for the true Oriental Balkan....Read More

Balkan Excellence

October 04, 2024

By: Desertpiper915

Product: G. L. Pease Charing Cross 2oz

Balkan blends have grown to really capture my taste when I want a Latakia blend. This one immediately became the best I’ve ever tasted. The cut, handling and lighting, taste, aroma are all 5 star. There is an incredible Interplay between the dominant orientals and the second in line Latakia. Both dancing over the toasty base of Virginia. This blend isnt balanced because instead of becoming muddled, each component has its time to shine in the symphony. Excellent tobacco....Read More

Proof of Greg Pease's mastery of his craft.

October 07, 2023

By: Curmudgeonly_Piper93

Product: G. L. Pease Charing Cross 2oz

Every G.L. Pease blend I've ever bought has been magnificent. The perfect moisture out of the tin. Never fussy on the light up. Flavor is always top notch Quality is always immaculate with G.L. Pease. This is a member of the G.L. Pease Balkan trifecta that I always keep in stock, along with Abingdon and Odyssey. The Balkan is my favorite style of blend. I've tried all the Balkans I can get my hands on, Arango, Sutliff, Peterson, Hearth and Home, Cornell and Diehl, Sobranie, Sasieni, Bill Bailey's blend, and Joe Lankford's. Mr. Pease's blends rank above them all in my opinion. I don't know how G.L. Pease maintains such perfection, but I thank my lucky stars that he and his brand do. A God amongst us pipe-smoking mortals....Read More

What Nightcap should be

January 30, 2023

By: woodwose

Product: G. L. Pease Charing Cross 8oz

Back when I was introduced to the YouTube Pipe Community, I saw multiple videos exclaiming how stout and strong Dunhill Nightcap was. When I finally tried it, while I thought it was decent, it seemed pretty middle of the road. Of course, I think my early love affair with Billy Bud had something to do with it. Anyways, I’m supposed to be talking about Charing Cross. I bought an 8oz tin of this stuff and it struck me as an English blend for a man’s man. I cellared two jars of the stuff back in 2014 and just recently cracked one back open. This reminds of GL Pease’s Odyssey but more oriental forward. Like makes your mouth tingle level of orientals. I don’t enjoy Latakia like I did as a novice pipe smoker, but when the mood takes me, I load this up on my biggest stoutest pipe a float off to Neverland....Read More

good to go.

November 29, 2022

By: JassonWB

Product: G. L. Pease Charing Cross 2oz

Tin note of tart fruit, smoky, and mildly sour. Tobacco is dark brown, black and a little tan. Cut is a mix of fat ribbon and course cut. Tobacco moisture is good, no prep or drying needed. Burns slow with a few relights. The strength is medium and nic is mild. No flavoring detected. Taste is medium to full and consistent, with complex notes of very spicy, very musty dry earth, herbal spice, very woody, sour citrus, smokey, floral, bread, tangy dark fruit, a sweet grassy background note, and a peppery retro. Oriental/Turkish is leading with Virginias supporting a little more than Latakia. Room note is tolerable, and aftertaste is great....Read More

Just very good

June 18, 2022

By: Michael C.

Product: G. L. Pease Charing Cross 2oz

Rich and satisfying smoke. For me a close second behind Quiet Nights. This is delightful.

Classic Style

March 15, 2022

By: PD

Product: G. L. Pease Charing Cross 2oz

The fresh smoke character of the Latakia is the same here as Westminster.
Unlike Westminster this has an underlying malty sweetness which makes it unique. Made in the classic British style of vintage Dunhill, Sobranie and others, but not reminiscent of any particular classic mixture.
The latakia is very fresh, and a few years of age might soften that. Still tire easily of the dominant , heavy smoke character of the Latakia used in these blends. Tin age was 6 months....Read More

Good Solid Smoke

October 05, 2021

By: David S.

Product: G. L. Pease Charing Cross 2oz

This is the reason I lean towards English blends. From light up to final puff, C.C. delivers. Great English. Great Blend. Great smoke.

Just don't get it.

May 22, 2021

By: David C.

Product: G. L. Pease Charing Cross 2oz

Looks yummy in the jar and the Tin note is like smokey BBQ but the taste of this burning reminds me of standing down wind of my end of year Hop and construction lumber burn pile.
Smokey to the point of almost making me sick. Going to Jar this up and try again in a year or two cause currently I can't get past the first couple puffs....Read More